Centaurea collina L.

Centaurée des collines (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Centaurea collina habit picture by Bernard Andrieu (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea collina habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea collina habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Centaurea collina leaf picture by Georges Olioso (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea collina leaf picture by Pimprenelle de Luze (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea collina leaf picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Centaurea collina flower picture by Georges Olioso (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea collina flower picture by gerard hortis (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea collina flower picture by Pimprenelle de Luze (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Centaurea collina fruit picture by Anne Froger (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea collina fruit picture by waness (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea collina fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Centaurea collina world distribution map, present in Germany, Spain, France, and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:190237-1
WFO ID wfo-0000062535
COL ID S6CJ
BDTFX ID 75035
INPN ID 89557
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Setachna collina Acrocentron collinum Calcitrapa collina Colymbada collina Centaurea cicutaefolia Centaurea collina var. collina Centaurea latisquama subsp. collina Centaurea collina

Lower taxons

Centaurea collina subsp. collina Centaurea collina subsp. serratulifolia Centaurea collina subsp. serratulifolia